Example sentences of "[noun prp] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Leeds players are backing Lukic to banish that nightmare in what will be a second leg atmosphere as intense as at Ibrox . |
| 2 | Another of Minton 's friends , the Kingston School of Art lecturer Paul Holmes , was taken by Minton to see two abstracts by ‘ Francis Smiling ’ hanging in a Young Contemporaries show . |
| 3 | Werner Meyer had told us of a pool about five miles from the Rante , known only to the Toraja , where " sacred eels " were occasionally " called forth " by the Tominahs to accept blessed offerings of rice . |
| 4 | Mr Gorbachev 's government has responded to Lithuania 's declaration of independence by ordering ministries in Moscow to impose direct control over transport , communications and many factories in the republic . |
| 5 | The CI conveys ‘ significance ’ and magnitude of effect , prompting Gardner and Altman to provide simple formulae for CIs to replace most of the standard statistics for hypothesis tests . |
| 6 | I arrived at Skaftafell to find several groups of campers , all wild-eyed outdoor types , I suppose not unlike me . |
| 7 | He then partnered doubles specialist Sean O'Donoghue to secure maximum points from the tie in the remaining doubles clash . |
| 8 | Furthermore , the leading European countries are now engaged in building new strategic lengths of fast track , which will hopefully link with the Channel Tunnel and with improvements in Belgium and the Netherlands to provide high-speed links between London , Paris , Brussels , Amsterdam and Cologne ( Figure 2.5 ) . |
| 9 | On screen , the locations certainly seem rough enough to give the impression that much of the filming must have been genuinely unpleasant , and the physical and emotional demands of the film , shot in high temperatures , led Dustin to lose twenty pounds by the time it was completed . |
| 10 | Late in February 1708 news reached England of a French fleet being assembled at Dunkirk to carry 12 battalions of infantry , plus artillery , to Scotland and having , like his father before him , been presented by Louis XIV with a jewelled sword as a good-luck present , on Thursday 26th ( English style ) James Edward Stuart reached that port , having issued a proclamation denouncing Queen Anne as a usurper . |
| 11 | Fortunately , astute financial management and income generation have allowed the TEC to support many schemes for which central funding was not available . |
| 12 | DILI ( Reuter ) — Pro-independence demonstrators fought with police during a Mass in East Timor for about 100,000 people at which the Pope told Indonesia to uphold human rights after ‘ years of death and destruction ’ . |
| 13 | Mr Cottle looked up , his eyes beseeching Mary Ann to find another object for her well-meaning pity . |
| 14 | If it is in order for Dubček to grant federal autonomy to the Slovaks or Carpatho-Ukranians then what of the Soviet Ukraine ? ( the Politburo 's worry in 1968 ) ; if genuine trades unions are to be countenanced in Poland , how can they be proscribed in the Baltic republics and Belorussia ? ( the Politburo 's worry in 1980 ) . |
| 15 | Japan had reduced the need for troops in Northeast Asia by the conclusion of a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1941 , but still needed troops in Occupied China , Korea , Manchukuo and Taiwan to forestall internal disturbances against Japanese rule , and fighting forces throughout China and Southeast Asia . |
| 16 | Furthermore , efforts by LDDC to provide affordable housing for sale proved inadequate in the face of intense demand pressures . |
| 17 | The tax was used by the ancient Greeks ; the levy of 1380 led to Wat Tyler 's rebellion in the Middle Ages ; and the tax was used by southern states in the United States to exclude black people from voting . |
| 18 | The LEA grant-aid for courses of only £45 left the district with a substantial deficit , a position which was to recur in later years up to 1940 when the LEA approved a block grant for the WEA to meet anticipated deficits on courses . |
| 19 | Having scored 530 ( 75.71 ) against England last winter , Boon became the third Australian , after Don Bradman ( three times ) and Greg Chappell to exceed 500 runs in successive series in Australia . |
| 20 | McKeown will be an automatic choice leaving manager Walker to choose two others from Roddy Collins , Martin Murray , Robbie Lawlor and Derek Carroll . |
| 21 | Bearing in mind the need for Poland and Hungary to reach rapid agreement with international financial institutions , the Council ( of ministers ) recognises the urgent need for additional measures of support . ’ |
| 22 | The decision by Nicaragua to open diplomatic relations with Taiwan in November meant that only Mexico of the Central American countries maintained ties exclusively with the mainland . |
| 23 | He showed great political skill in reconciling Montfortian and royalist supporters , enabling Edward to receive significant support from Ireland in the campaign that culminated in victory at Evesham . |
| 24 | His statement followed a decison on Tuesday to halt future contracts with Bofors . |
| 25 | UP TO a million people have fled from northern Rwanda to escape fresh fighting between rebels and government forces , relief workers said yesterday . |
| 26 | The precocious meddler actually managed to gain access to a computer used by Grumman to handle military customers including the Pentagon , police said . |
| 27 | The provisions of the 1962 Education Act were extended to require LEAs to award mandatory grants to students taking the DipHE , HND and initial teacher training courses , and to authorise the Secretary of State to award grants for adult education courses . |
| 28 | I believe that Taylor is still leaving the door open for Gazza to play some part against Norway in the opening World Cup tie at Wembley on October 14 — providing he comes through the ordeal of an Italian League baptism . |
| 29 | The Commission has been most helpful in authorizing Commissioners — or more usually senior officials — to travel from Brussels to give oral evidence in public . |
| 30 | I climb into a taxi and head for Harvey Nichols to do some damage with the Barclaycard and the taxi driver tells me about his brother-in-law . |